Praise the Lord for this beautiful Monday morning! The month of September has sped swiftly by, and today finds us anticipating the lovely month of October with its crisp air and the trees adorning themselves in their delightful colors of red, orange and yellow!
Today, my heart is still rejoicing as I reflect on the services yesterday in the house of the Lord -- beautiful music -- challenging messages from our pastor, and best of all -- the sense of God's sweet presence in our midst! What a joy it is to be a "Child of the King"!
This morning, I want to especially thank the Lord for His Holy Word which is such a blessed lamp for my feet and light for my path. There are so many rich nuggets of Gold in God's Word to challenge and encourage us as we walk the pathway of life.
Notice carefully these two verses in the little book of Habakkuk: "Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herds in the stalls: yet, I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation."
To me, this verse is quite amazing! When it seems that all hope is gone, the prophet of God declares that he is going to rejoice in the Lord!!
I think we would agree that it is pretty easy to be happy and cheerful in times of prosperity -- enjoying all the comforts of an affluent lifestyle, and everything seems to be going great! However, the testing times come when these material comforts may be taken away and we find ourselves feeling defeated and alone! But then we can utter these three words -- "Except for God"!! Whatever else may fail, our Lord has promised -- "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." (Hebrews 13:5) What a blessed comfort to know that our Master has promised to never leave us or forsake us!
Our Lord has commanded us in I Thessalonians 5:18 -- "In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." Notice that the Apostle instructed us -- not "for" everything, but "in" everything! Certainly, this has always been one of the greatest testimonies we can give -- the testimony of a life rejoicing in God's salvation even in the midst of trouble.
"In joy or in sorrow, today and tomorrow, I know He will walk with me."
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